Monday, July 15, 2019

VOTE

VOTE....

Register as many new voters as possible.

Homelesss.  If their able to register to vote focus on legislation so that the homeless can vote.

Next Generation Leaders.  Voter registration at high school events.  Colleges and Universities.

KEEP LISTING LOCAL ELECTIONS that can pop-up at anytime for important representatives coming into office.

VOTE.

COMMUNITY IMPERATIVE

It begins with a thought.

It begins with a meaning.

It begins by making it a priority following family, and long before the 'financial imperative'




Imperative (Noun)
something that needs to be done or given attention immediately:

The government has a moral imperative to provide equal access to high-quality education for all children.

Wednesday, July 10, 2019

BEMA International and NDRN Collaboration. Disability Justice Approaches Nationally and Globally.


The Black Emergency Managers Association International (BEMA International), and the National Disability Rights Network (NRDN) are collaborating on the upcoming National Preparedness Month in September 2019.  Two vital webinars conducted by the NDRN on disability approaches to disaster assistance and humanitarian actions available September 4th & 5th at 1:00 PM ET.

Register early to participate.

BEMA International


Session One | A Disability Justice Approach to Disaster Assistance

Date:          September 04, 2019
Time:          01:00 PM [Eastern Time]
Duration:     1 Hour 15 Minutes
  
An interactive virtual workshop on Disability Justice approaches to disaster assistance that recognizes histories of harm and centers communities of color.

The session will be co-facilitated by Justice Shorter who serves as the Disaster Protection Advisor for NDRN and Valerie Novack who is currently a Portlight Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

Together, they will guide participants through critical questions that call for a nationwide reimagining of how we prepare for, respond to and recover from disasters/emergencies.

Interested participants can Click here to register.



Session Two | Disability Justice Approaches to Humanitarian Action

Date:          September 05, 2019
Time:          01:00 PM [Eastern Time]
Duration:     1 Hour 15 Minutes
  
With a particular focus on global humanitarian action, this thought provoking session will feature Disability Justice approaches that recognizes historical trauma and centers on underserved communities. Join us as we pose critical questions that call for a collective reimagining of international development, foreign policy and humanitarian interventions.

The session will be facilitated by Justice Shorter who serves as NDRN’s Disaster Protection Advisor and Valerie Novack who is currently a Portlight Fellow at the Center for American Progress.

We welcome disaster/emergency management professionals worldwide, international development practitioners and anyone else with an interest in disability-centered humanitarian assistance.

Interested participants can Click here to register.

 Please just let me know if you have any additional questions or contributions.




Black Emergency Managers Association 
          International
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097 
bEMA International 
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“We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today. We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now. In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late. Procrastination is still the thief of time. Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity . . . This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.”         Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Where Are We Going From Here:  Chaos or Community’.


Monday, July 8, 2019

SBA Awards $100,000 for Veteran Owned Small Business Growth Pilot Training Program. July 8, 2019


PRESS OFFICE



SBA Awards $100,000 for Veteran Owned Small Business Growth Pilot Training Program

 

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced a partnership with the Veteran Entrepreneurial Training and Resource Network (VETRN) to establish a pilot training program for military veterans who are small business owners and their immediate family members.

The Veteran Owned Small Business Growth Training program will equip these entrepreneurs with the resources and networks necessary to grow their small businesses. An award of $100,000 from President Donald Trump’s salary from the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 will fund the program.

Starting in September 2019, this 26-week program based in Portsmouth, New Hampshire will feature 13 weeks of Saturday morning classroom sessions with 12 to 20 participants, as well as 13 weeks of peer-to-peer mentoring sessions. The course curriculum will include strategic planning, financial management, cash flow forecasting, marketing the small business, sales methods, human resources, developing a growth plan, access to capital, legal issues, and government contracting.

“While programs exist that help veterans start their small business, there is a critical need for programs that assist existing business owners with growing their business,” said SBA Acting Administrator Chris Pilkerton. “Adding VETRN to the SBA resource network will enable us to fill this gap and empower veterans with the training, mentorship, tools, and network they need to achieve their long-term goals.”

Applicants must be a current business owner with at least one year of operation and one employee (not including the owner), and annual revenues of $75,000 or more. Also required is the passion, dedication and commitment to grow the small business.

Veteran business owners interested in finding out more information or applying for the September 2019 program can visit the VETRN website to complete an application, or send an email to info@vetrn.org.
To learn more about other SBA veterans programs and resources, visit www.sba.gov/vets.

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Release Date: July 3, 2019 

Release Number: MA19-37




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FREE.....2019 CAP Implementation Workshop (17-18 Oct in Mexico City)


Tornado warning, Smoke\Fire Alarm warning, Earthquake warning, Flood warning.

What type of warnings are in your community?
Are they tested so everyone is familiar with the visual and audible alarms?



The international standard Common Alerting Protocol (CAP) helps societies greatly improve emergency alerting. 

If you are not familiar with CAP, here is a 15-minute video from the recent UN-led disaster reduction conference. 

Anyone interested in emergency alerting is welcome to participate in the free 2019 CAP Implementation Workshop (17-18 Oct 2019, in Mexico City).

The Workshop is described in this flyer and further details are at the Workshop website.

If you have CAP implementation experiences or insights to share, please let the Workshop Program Committee know (by e-mail to me: eliot.j.christian@gmail.com ) that you want to give one of the 20-minute presentations. 

Eliot Christian

  



Black Emergency Managers Association 
          International
1231  Good Hope Road  S.E.
Washington, D.C.  20020
Office:   202-618-9097 
bEMA International 
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"It is my belief that the best results in business come from a creative process, from the ability to see things differently from everyone else, and from finding answers to problems that are not bound by the phrase 'we have always done it this way.' "  Wayne Rogers


Monday, June 24, 2019

Event: 6/25/2019 Wilson Center, Unpacking the Conflict in Libya: A Private Briefing with Anas El Gomati, Director of the Sadeq Institute


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Unpacking the Conflict in Libya: A Private Briefing with Anas El Gomati, Director of the Sadeq Institute

The Wilson Center’s Africa Program and Middle East Program invite you to a briefing with Anas El Gomati, Director of Libya’s first think tank, the Sadeq Insitute, on Tuesday, June 25 from 10:30 am-12:00 pm in the 6th Floor Boardroom at the Wilson Center.
Mr. El Gomati will give a briefing on the current situation in Libya and address geopolitical dynamics at play as well as competing narratives around the conflict. His remarks will also highlight the most pressing challenges facing Libya and its people, including the dire situation of the internally displaced across the country.
Merissa Khurma, Project Director, Middle East Special Initiatives at the Wilson Center will moderate the meeting. Michael Morrow, Senior Diplomatic Fellow with the Africa Program will give opening remarks.
This event will be held under Chatham House non-attribuation rule.

Welcome 
Mr. Mike Morrow
Senior Diplomatic Fellow, Africa Program, Wilson Center


Remarks
Mr. Anas El Gomati
Founder and Director General, Sadeq Institute, Libya


Moderator
Ms. Merissa Khurma
Project Manager, Middle East Special Initiatives, Wilson Center

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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
10:30 AM-12:00 PM
6th Floor Boardroom
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Ronald Reagan Building and
International Trade Center
One Woodrow Wilson Plaza
1300 Pennsylvania, Ave., NW
Washington, D.C. 20004

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